As the white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel on March 13 2013, Grass Valley® was on hand to deliver to the world the images that heralded the election of a new Pope. Grass Valley supported Rai, Italy’s public national broadcaster, in its coverage of the papal election to bring the first images of Pope Francis to viewers across Italy.

The Thai Government Department of Rural Roads is responsible for maintaining the roads that connect to the country’s main highways—this enables them to set up bypasses where necessary to improve traffic flow. To assist them in responding quickly to provide information across the vast network of roads, the Department has now set up its own radio station—initially for internal broadcasting before it becomes a full FM / AM broadcast channel, streaming digital information for the benefit of the general public.

National and international broadcasters relied on SIS LIVE yesterday to provide live coverage of the funeral procession of former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.

The first mass of Pope Francis, celebrated on March 19th in Saint Peter’s square to officially inaugurate his pontificate, was filmed using Sony’s innovative 4K technology.

R20 is a non-profit environmental organisation founded by former Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzenegger, with the support of the United Nations. A coalition of sub-national governments, private companies, international organisations, NGOs and academic and financial institutions, R20 supports governments building a green economy.

Overon covered the conclave for the election of the new Pope for all the Spanish networks as well as high-profile international channels.

Dejero, creator of the award-winning LIVE+ Platform of bonded wireless uplink solutions for ENG, announced today that it is offering a special package of on-location services in Rome for broadcasters covering the events surrounding the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI and the choosing of his successor.

When audio integrator Maryland Sound International (MSI) was once again tasked with supplying the main audio system for President Barack Obama’s second presidential inauguration on January 21, 2013, the company employed two Optocore networks.

The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) welcomes a move to shelve the privatization of its Portuguese Member RTP, but urges Lisbon to prioritize the quality of the broadcaster’s output in its planned restructure.

Hitachi Kokusai Electric Europe has announced a significant win in the French market, with the recent deployment of its DK-H100 HDTV box cameras by the French National Assembly as part of a HD upgrade. The new cameras are being used to record the Assembly’s daily sessions at the Palais Bourbon in Paris. All footage is subsequently transmitted over a fibre optic connection to the master control room, located 350m away, for redistribution.

As the second inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States takes place today in Washington, Bexel, a unit of the Vitec Group’s Services Division and a leading worldwide provider of broadcast services, will be on site, supporting several major broadcast networks. From equipment rental packages to engineering services, Bexel’s support will span key locations, including the parade and presidential walk, as well as ongoing coverage from the historic Newseum, for the 57th inaugural ceremonies.

The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit took place on Tuesday 24 December 2012 in Manama, capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain. As one of the main political events in the Middle East region, the summit was broadcasted in several territories around the world. Alfacam was chosen by the Information Affairs Authority of the Kingdom of Bahrain to facilitate the coverage of the Summit which took place in the Shakir Palace of Manama.

The Executive Board is responsible for ensuring the implementation of the EBU’s strategy and policy. Its 11 members are senior representatives of Member broadcasters and are elected by the General Assembly for a two-year tenure. The Executive Board meets around seven times a year.

They say that in times of crisis professionals sharpen their wit to do more with less. This is just what has been achieved by those in charge of the image and technical department of TV3 in the special programming of the Catalan elections that the channel aired last Sunday live from the Parliament.

The recent Arsch Huh music festival in Cologne, Germany was one of the largest of the year, with 85,000 people enjoying performances by more than 25 bands including BAP, Bläck Fööss, Brings, Tommy Engel and other notable German artists. The concert, organized in 1992 to stand against racism, celebrated its 20th anniversary with spectacular sound courtesy of Sirius Showequipment AG and an audio system featuring HARMAN’s JBL VTX Series line arrays.